Chapter 294 Confucius asks three questions, a test of rules!

“How dare the Kong family do such a cruel thing!”

“The Master said: ‘A filial son shall serve his parents by showing them respect when they are at home, by taking care of them, by showing them joy, by worrying about their illness, by mourning their death, and by offering sacrifices to them with solemnity.’”

“Desecrating the body of Confucius…”

“Unfaithful and unfilial! Unkind and unjust!”

“They have completely disgraced the Great Saint and Master!”

The Three Kongs is a holy place in the hearts of countless scholars all over the world.

With the blessing of Confucius as protection, even if more than ten fifth-level masters are fighting here for an hour.

It did not cause landslides or earthquakes like in other places.

When the scholars in the distance heard what Jia Cong said, they were immediately shocked.

It would be fine if it were just empty talk.

However, Kong Bolin was thrown into chaos after Jia Cong easily revealed the Kong family’s countless years of planning.

He interrupted Jia Cong urgently before he could finish his words.

This is undoubtedly the best evidence!

“the Kongs!”

“You are so shameless, you should be executed today!”

The one who was even more furious was not these scholars, but the half-saint of Legalism, Tang Jianwen!
In the past, various schools of thought discussed the rise of Confucianism and Taoism, and formed the rules based on the fact that the spirits of great scholars and above would return to heaven and earth after their death!
For this reason, methods of prolonging life are deliberately omitted from Confucian and Taoist practice.

Over the years, countless great scholars, semi-saints, and even saints of the sixth realm have calmly died after their lifespans have expired.

It is to create a glorious Confucian and Taoist world for future generations.

However, it is now discovered that the Kong family, as the main driving force at the time, was secretly stealing the achievements of hundreds of ancient schools of thought.

at this moment.

In the history books, the death of those sages full of literary brilliance seems like a joke.

Even with Tang Jian’s mentality of a semi-saint grammarian, he was still furious to the extreme at this moment!
……

“Jia Cong, no matter how you confuse right and wrong and defame our Kong family, you will not escape death today!”

Kong Bolin was now surrounded by the figure of Confucius and was protected by him, and he finally calmed down.

Knowing that it can’t be delayed any longer.

The ancient carving knife in his hand cut his wrist again.

“Buzz!”

The figure of Confucius, the embodiment of Confucian and Taoist rules, suddenly became more vivid.

The people in front of them, led by Jia Cong, suddenly felt as if they were being stared at by an extremely terrifying being.

Even Ge Yan, the most powerful and longest-lived master of the Gexian Sect, had a solemn expression.

Only Jia Cong still had a calm expression.

“Take a different approach and use incense to control the rules!”

“I admit that this is a brilliant plan.”

“If the Kong family chooses you as the one who controls the rules, I will inevitably die today.”

“Otherwise, trying to influence the rules with the blood of a semi-saint is ultimately a little meaningless.”

“pity……”

“I was wondering why your Kong family cared so much about Kong Chengxi’s life and death. Kong Chengxi even gave me two chances to turn defeat into victory.”

“Seung Seok… Seung Seok…”

“Tin is a ritual vessel!”

“The next generation of the Kong family is named Kong Chengxi,”

“I originally thought that it was just an attempt to usurp the world, but I didn’t expect that this usurpation was the result of countless years of Confucianism and Taoism.”

“Jia Cong, what are you going to do?”

Kong Bolin’s expression changed again.

“I am just curious, what would happen if Kong Chengxi died today?”

Now all the mysteries have been solved.

Jia Cong had no intention of talking to him any more.

After saying that, he stretched out his hand.

A stream of light fell in front of Jia Cong from the divine seal.

It is like a cocoon of light condensed by divine power, densely covered with the power of sealing gathered by divine power.

From the third realm to the current fifth realm.

After each breakthrough, Jia Cong would strengthen and reinforce the power of his seal.

With a thought, the sealing force transformed by divine power melted like ice and snow.

The figure inside was revealed.

It was Kong Chengxi who was captured alive by Jia Cong outside the city of Nanjing in the past.

“This is……”

“Confucius Mansion?”

Kong Chengxi had just escaped from trouble, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

After seeing the familiar scenes in his environment, he thought he had been rescued by the Kong family.

There was a look of ecstasy in his eyes.

“Chengxi, come back soon!” Seeing this, Kong Bolin could no longer guess Jia Cong’s plan.

The little remaining noble literary energy gathered together and turned into a wave, sweeping towards Kong Chengxi.

Want to pull it back.

It’s a pity that Kong Chengxi is now right in front of Jia Cong, with his back to Jia Cong, only ten feet away.

Before Kong Bolin’s wave of literary energy arrived, a sword energy flashed by.

Kong Chengxi’s head shot up into the sky, and even at this moment his face was still filled with ecstasy.

……

The Kong family has been planning for countless years to control the rules of Confucianism.

Worship, distort, and become famous!
Prior to this, all the Kong family members who were at the fourth level and above had been in seclusion in the Kong Forest for many years to make final preparations.

He just needs to tell Kong Chengxi the truth and start to control the rules. After his strength increases dramatically, he will be able to come out into the world and compete for the opportunity of the great world.

But he didn’t expect that after coming out of isolation, something went wrong with the most critical Kong Chengxi.

Now all the plans and preparations before Kong Seung-seok’s death have become in vain.

Above the Confucius Mansion, the tall figure of Confucius, who seemed to stand tall and upright, trembled slightly.

The figure suddenly became illusory.

The simple and worn-out carving knife that Kong Bolin was holding in his hand just now seemed inconspicuous, but it was the treasure of the Kong family.

Before the appearance of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, people used knives as pens and bamboo as paper to carry cultural records.

The saying goes “The prime minister starts with a pen and the general starts with a butcher and a peddler.” The “pen” in the government offices refers to this.

This pen is the knife-shaped pen held by Confucius in the past. It is the Spring and Autumn Pen, which is the most precious literary treasure of the sage.

But after Confucius’ death, he lost his killing power and was left with only a mysterious and indescribable force.

The descendants of Kong’s family placed it in the Confucius Temple, and it has been worshipped for countless years.

Later it became one of the important media for the Kong family to plan Confucian and Taoist rules.

But at this moment, the light of the Spring and Autumn Pen dimmed.

Kong Bolin only felt that he no longer had any connection with the virtual image of Confucius that was transformed by Confucian and Taoist rules.

……

“How can we be kind?”

At this moment, a gentle voice came from the mouth of Confucius’s phantom.

Above the sky, golden light shines brightly.

It’s like a picture scroll slowly unfolding!

The Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and the powerful Han Dynasty before the Qin Dynasty!
The deeds of the sages of all ages that have been widely circulated in history among the various schools of thought are displayed one by one in the void.

Originally, the rules of heaven and earth are the core of the operation of heaven and earth, and ordinary people cannot get a glimpse of them on a normal day.

After Kong Chengxi’s death, the Confucian and Taoist rules that were forcibly awakened by Kong Bolin should have hidden themselves again.

However, at some point, the wise gaze on the face of Confucius’s shadow focused on Jia Cong.

……

“Is this the manifestation of the ancient sage, Confucius asked?”

“Marquis Jing’an actually received this honor?”

“I heard that when the Dongli Academy built by Marquis Jing’an outside the city of Shenjing opened, he discussed the Dao with the great legalist Mr. Li Gui, which also triggered the shadow of the ancient sage.”

“But that time there were only the Legalists, but this time hundreds of schools of thought gathered together, Confucius asked!”

Seeing this scene, the scholar in the distance was furious again.

Today’s events were full of twists and turns, and were too dramatic. First, the Kong family was attacked and the phantom of Confucius was summoned, and then Jia Cong revealed that the Kong family had desecrated the corpse of Confucius.

Until now…

Hundreds of ancient sages showed up, and Confucius asked.

If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, who would have believed that such a bizarre thing could happen.

Although everyone couldn’t understand the inside story, they could all feel that this was definitely an unparalleled opportunity.

Behind Jia Cong, the same was true for the two immortals Ge Yan and Ge Yuan from the Gexian School and the martial arts immortal Liu Yashan from the royal family.

No way!

The terrifying feeling just now, as if being confronted by an extremely terrifying existence, has disappeared.

It was as if the phantom in front of him was just a phantom and no longer had any hostility.

Only Jia Cong had some guesses in his mind!

Although the rules of Confucianism and Taoism were artificially conceived by the sages of various schools of thought, they have also been integrated into the heaven and the earth and are a kind of rule of the heaven and the earth.

Later, it was integrated with the power of incense by the Kong family and became a rule that could be controlled by people.

It’s like the succession to the throne.

Kong Chengxi, who was born in the Kong family and whose literary reputation was intentionally promoted by the Kong family, is naturally the first heir!
But now Kong Chengxi has been killed by Jia Cong.

Rules and incense!
Among those present, who is more qualified than the innate gods to control this rule?

But after all, they are acquired rules created by various schools of thought.

That’s why the test asked by Confucius appeared before us.

Once it’s over, you’ll naturally gain a lot of benefits in advance.

Even if you can’t get through it, there won’t be any loss.

The Confucian and Taoist rules returned to heaven and earth and became hidden.

When Jia Cong’s priesthood breaks through to the upper third grade in the future and undergoes a substantial transformation, the rules of heaven and earth will also be controlled by Jia Cong.

After analyzing the seriousness of the matter, Jia Cong had an idea.

Divine power evolves, and the majestic literary spirit rises into the sky!

“Half Saint!”

“Marquis Jing’an has actually attained the status of a semi-saint?”

“Three methods of cultivation, Xuanmen Yangshen, Confucianism and Taoism Semi-Saint, Martial Arts Grandmaster!”

“No! No!”

“Given Marquis Jing’an’s character and martial arts skills, he is most likely at the fifth level!”

“That is to say, the three methods are practiced together and they break through the fifth realm at the same time. This…”

The moment Wen Qi appeared, the hearts of everyone present trembled again.

For ordinary people to be able to cultivate to the fifth level, let alone the third level, it would be a huge undertaking.

But Jia Cong has already revealed two system methods at this moment.

Combined with Jia Cong’s previous character of being good at hiding his cards.

It is not difficult to guess that his martial arts cultivation is most likely at the fifth level.

The shock caused by this can be imagined.

This is also the effect that Jia Cong deliberately wanted to achieve by allowing divine power to evolve into literary energy.

The sages of hundreds of schools of thought appeared, Confucius asked the questions, and those who practiced Confucianism and Taoism were promoted to semi-saints!

If today’s events were to spread, it would just add fuel to the booming Bailu Academy!
“The sense of right and wrong is known without thinking and can be acquired without learning. This is called conscience.”

“Conscience is the essence of the heart, which is what we called eternal illumination.”

Jia Cong sat in the void, ignoring everyone’s reactions, and spoke after pondering for a moment.

Confucius asked, what is “benevolence”?
The question is how to achieve “benevolence”!
If anyone with a scholar’s or higher title were here, they could rely on the advice of the sages.

Write thousands of words of essays.

It’s just that the saint asked, it’s about the rules.

How could there be such a simple answer to pass the test?

Previously, when competing with Bailu Academy in Jiangnan, Jia Cong had relied on his philosophy of mind to gain recognition from the great scholar Wenbao “Zongqiu Inkstone”.

Today, we still deal with it with the same psychology.

The sense of right and wrong is known without thinking and is possessed without learning. This is true conscience.

Conscience, as the essence of the heart, runs through a person’s entire life and will never be lost at any moment.

In this way, as long as you have a conscience, you will always be benevolent!
……

“What a gift!”

In the void, the deeds of hundreds of sages are still evolving one by one.

The shadow of Confucius spoke again.

This question is about how to be “courteous”!
“Ritual is reason, and it is the principle of righteousness!”

“Ritual is the external part of reason. Reason is the root and ritual is the end. Observing ritual is to follow reason.”

“The heart is rational, knowing and doing are one!”

“A man with a conscience and righteousness in his heart is also a man of courtesy, even a vulgar man!”

“On the contrary, if one has no conscience and righteousness in one’s heart, and respects etiquette but loses the greater good, how can one be polite?”

Jia Cong responded indifferently.

At this time, in the Three Caves, all the scholars had fallen into silence.

Everyone started thinking about this question.

There is no other reason. If any one of them faced such problems, they would discuss them based on the words of the ancient sages.

Let’s forget about what Jia Cong said before about what constitutes “benevolence”.

The gift of this discussion!

To attach great importance to morality and neglect etiquette is already considered heresy.

But there is a profound meaning in these magnificent words.

Especially the phrase “unity of knowledge and action” made many students feel suddenly enlightened.

Even if you want to deliberately refute the smear, you don’t know where to start at the moment.

This is also a major feature of the study of psychology.

In the Analects of Confucius, the word “benevolence” appears one hundred and nine times!

The word “ritual” appears seventy-four times, but they are unrelated to each other and are two independent theories.

Only the study of the mind takes the heart as its foundation and conscience as its core!

Perfectly integrate the Confucian virtues of “benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness”!
Above the sky, the shadow of Confucius spoke again, as if he wanted to say something.

In the end, the light gradually dimmed, and the golden light in the void that continuously displayed the deeds of hundreds of sages began to disappear.

An imperceptible stream of light fell into Jia Cong’s body.

Along with it, a vague voice also appeared in Jia Cong’s mind.

“Knowledge and action come together!”

“color!”

……

“This…is it over?”

“No, it’s clear that Confucius wanted to speak again just now.”

“There should be a third question!”

A group of scholars in the distance were still immersed in the two questions and Jia Cong’s answers.

However, I didn’t expect that the shadow of Confucius and the intention in the sky would suddenly disappear.

There was a moment of shock and confusion.

“Knowledge and action come together!”

“For the third question, whether you have it or not, whether you ask it or not, it doesn’t make any difference anymore…”

Until an old scholar hidden in the crowd, who happened to come to Confucius Forest to worship today, spoke with a serious expression.

All the discussions stopped abruptly!

Unity of knowledge and action!

These four simple words seem to express the essence of Confucianism.

The Four Books and Five Classics, and the Hundred Schools of Thought!
In the final analysis, there is only one “heart”!

“I have lived a hundred years, but I am not even one tenth as good as Marquis Jing’an!”

“Today, I have received great grace from the Marquis and have been enlightened. After I break through the Confucian and Taoist boundaries, I will definitely teach at the Dongli Academy.”

“Serve the Marquis in the ceremonial attire of a disciple!”

Ignoring the reactions of the surrounding students, the elderly scholar bowed to Jia Cong’s back.

(End of this chapter)